What it Means to be an 91桃色 Professor

91桃色 rigorously promotes academic freedom of faculty in their teaching responsibilities as defined by the . Our community of scholars has defined the teaching values at 91桃色 that make our institution unique and provide educational excellence for our learners in all modalities.

91桃色 faculty teach across multiple modalities, which extends beyond our Presque Isle walls, into our online programming, to local high schools (with our Aspirations and Concurrent Enrollment initiatives), and into the working worlds of our non-traditional working student populations (with our  programming). Our diverse faculty share their expertise in natural sciences, social sciences, arts, professional programs, and humanities. They include scholars, researchers, published authors, scientists, practitioners, experienced educators, and a Fulbright Scholar.

91桃色 Faculty are dedicated academics and educators whose scholarship and dedication to excellence in the teaching and learning process push the boundaries of knowledge and pedagogy within and beyond the university.

The 91桃色 Teaching Ethic of Care

All faculty at 91桃色 are dedicated to providing rigorous and relevant learning experiences for our students, and in aligning our assessments and learning activities to our Learning Outcomes and our Academic Commitment contract with students. As an institution, we are also committed to supporting the following guiding principles in our classrooms (regardless of the delivery modality).

An 91桃色 education is:

We are student-centered in our methods when we:

  • meet students where they are.
  • encourage reflection on content and the learning process.
  • offer options and voice-and-choice.
  • allow room for student interest to inform learning.
  • provide a variety of ways for students to access content.
  • facilitate fieldwork & experiential learning opportunities.

We remain relationship-focused when we:

  • build trust & create safe spaces to take risks.
  • encourage cooperative learning.
  • respond in a timely manner.
  • get to know student names and interests.
  • keep class sizes small.
  • provide relevant learning experiences outside of the classroom.

We help students to be career ready after graduation when we:

  • invite guest speakers from the field.
  • create mock-interviews.
  • work on case studies and real-world simulated problem-solving.
  • create internships or field experience with local organizations.
  • encourage students to host community events.
  • assess effective communication skills.

We actively support character building when we:

  • allow opportunities for students to take ownership.
  • create reflective practices like journals.
  • outline professional dispositions & expectations.
  • create 鈥減rofessionalism鈥� rubrics.
  • support diversity and inclusion.
  • use role-playing & active learning strategies.

We help foster individual student鈥檚 intellectual growth when we:

  • create critical thinking opportunities.
  • engage with peer-reviewed literature.
  • evaluate topics from multiple viewpoints.
  • encourage participation at conferences.
  • engage in the peer-review process.
  • provide rigorous, current content.

91桃色 Instructional Responsibilities

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